The politics of constitutional nationalism in Northern Ireland, 1932–70 (EPUB) von Christopher Norton

A timely analysis of Northern Ireland’s constitutional nationalist tradition in the years leading up to the outbreak of the Troubles

Introduction1. The politics of abstentionism 1932392. The outbreak of war 1939403. The war years 1940454. The Irish anti-partition league: possibilities and pitfalls 1945495. Deteriorating relations with Dublin 1950556. The Sinn Féin challenge and the birth of the Nationalist party 1955597. National unity: radicalism and renewal 1959648. Nationalist party: division and decline 196470Conclusion Bibliography Index

In the changed political landscape of Northern Ireland, where all major political parties with a nationalist agenda are now reconciled to the use of peaceful and constitutional means to achieve their objectives, this book presents a timely analysis of the constitutional nationalist tradition in Northern Ireland in the period leading up to the outbreak of the Troubles. The first book on constitutional nationalism to appear in over a decade, this new and incisive work based on extensive primary sources and existing secondary literature, maps the history of the campaigns of nationalist parties and organisations to redress the grievances of Northern Irelands Catholics and bring partition to an end. It offers a critical reappraisal of these campaigns and it assesses the outcomes and consequences of the political strategies pursued by an array of nationalist parties and groups.

Christopher Norton is Senior Lecturer in History and Politics at the University of Wolverhampton